C                          Fmaj7
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A
C                                  Fmaj7
Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A
C                    D
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
F                        D
Shaved her legs and then he was a she
           C                            Fmaj7
She said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
          C                             Fmaj7
He said: "Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side"

[Instrumental]
|   C   | Fmaj7 |   C   | Fmaj7 |

[Verse 2]
C                          Fmaj7
Candy came from out on the island
C                                    Fmaj7
In the backroom she was everybody's darlin'
C              D
But she never lost her head
F                 D
Even when she was giving head
           C                            Fmaj7
She said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
       C                            Fmaj7
Said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"

And the colored girls go

[Refrain]  (Doo, do-doo, do-doo, doo...)
|   C   | Fmaj7 |   C   | Fmaj7 |  x2

[Instrumental]
|   C   | Fmaj7 |   C   | Fmaj7 |

[Verse 3]
C                               Fmaj7
Little Joe never once gave it away
C                        Fmaj7
Everybody had to pay and pay
  C            D
A hustle here, hustle there
F                    D
New York City is the place where
            C                            Fmaj7
They said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
       C                           Fmaj7
Said: "Hey Joe, take a walk on the wild side"

[Instrumental]
|   C   | Fmaj7 |   C   | Fmaj7 |

[Verse 4]
C                                  Fmaj7
Sugar plum fairy came and hit the streets
C                                    Fmaj7
Lookin' for soul food and a place to eat
C           D
Went to the Apollo
F                   D
You should've seen 'em go, go, go
            C                             Fmaj7
They said: "Hey sugar, take a walk on the wild side"
         C                            Fmaj7
I said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
       C
Alright, huh

[Instrumental]
        | Fmaj7 |   C   | Fmaj7 |

[Verse 5]
C                         Fmaj7
Jackie is just speeding away
C                                 Fmaj7
Thought she was James Dean for a day
C                D
Then I guess she had to crash
F                 D
Valium would have helped that bash
           C                            Fmaj7
She said: "Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"
       C                             Fmaj7
Said: "Hey honey, take a walk on the wild side"